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Monday, March 8, 2010

Last week, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced H.R. 4722, the “Active Community Transportation Act of 2010,” in the House of Representatives—a direct result of your years of campaign activity.The Act would create a $2 billion program to fund dozens of communities around the country to improve their trail, walking and biking networks. Your community could ultimately receive some of these funds, better allowing you and your neighbors to walk and bike to the places you live, work, play, shop and learn.

Now that Rep. Blumenauer has introduced the legislation in the House, we need to ensure that other representatives support the bill's passage.Encourage your representative to co-sponsor this very important legislation now: